Ice Age: The Lost Kingdom

In just over
five weeks there will be the opening of Ice Age: The Lost Kingdom,
a brand-new, prehistoric, outdoor family attraction with what the organisers
think are the sights and sounds of the Ice Age. There will be forty,
animatronic prehistoric beasts that were last seen alive some 70,000 years ago.
The life-size creatures, including mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and giant
sloths have moving body parts, wide opening jaws and realistic sound effects to
really bring the experience to life.

Obvious such an attraction is part educational and part entertainment but
what child (or adult fr that matter) isn’t a little interested in prehistoric
animals? Combine that with animatronics and the organisers should be onto a
winner.

A big appeal of this attraction is that you don’t necessarily have to travel
to London to see it. It does start its tour in London – in Gunnersbury Park
where it will be located from the 6th of April until the 28th. Only Wales and Northern Ireland miss out on
the extravaganza. Other locations are;

25
May – 9 June
Birmingham, Birmingham Botanical Gardens

22
June – 14 July
Glasgow, Rouken Glen Park

27
July – 11 August
Manchester, Heaton Park

25
August – 8 September Nottingham,
Wollaton Park

19
October – 3 November Leeds, Temple Newsam
Park

At
each location, there will be a variety of street food outlets will be available
at all locations, together with a mini-cinema marquee showing an educational
Ice Age documentary, a fossil excavation pit for children to unearth skeletons
and a merchandise trailer for souvenirs.

Tickets
have been on sale for a while a few weeks but the early bird discounts end on
the 28th of February. That saves 20% off the price provided you use
the code EARLYBIRD20.